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And there will be pictures on the pages. And words. And maybe the pages will be really aerodynamic or something. I haven't really decided what all of the hi-tech features are going to be yet. It's tough to choose.

Anyway, I've been wanting to tell you guys about this for a very, very long time, and now I finally can!

Touchstone (a division of Simon & Schuster) will tentatively release my book in Fall 2012, which sounds like it's a long time away, but really, it's only the gestation period of two slightly premature babies. And if you're a time-traveler, then it can be as soon as you want it to be. It can be now!

If you're not a time traveler, here are some helpful time-frame comparisons to make the book's publication date seem not as far away:

So really, it isn't actually that far away. And I'll keep updating here in the meantime.

The book will contain roughly 50% new material. The other 50% will be posts I've published on this site already, but some of the posts that did not previously contain illustrations will be illustrated. It will be basically just like my blog in book-form (illustrated short stories, guides, etc.), but it will have at least an attempt at an organizational structure, probably.

There isn't really an appropriately climactic way to end this announcement, so here's a picture of some shapes:

yay! book! author! I love your writing and illustrations. if you were a mom like me, you and I would so be twins! I would be eternally grateful (like, forever) if you have time to check out my humble mommie blog of daily angst:http://mothersofbrothersblog.blogspot.comcongrats on your book! you rock! MOV

sooo..either i should get pregnant & then get a potato...OR i should get a can of peaches...oh, decisions, decisions....i'm not even gonna ask the husband what he wants b/c i can already see more diapers & mashed potatoes in my future.

ultimate success. congratulations. you win, we win, we all win. it's a win cubed. unless you count the we all win as the sum of the first two wins, in which case I guess it would be a win squared but only if win equals 2. it's a win win.

I totally called this. There's no other explination for the sudden infrequency of posts... unless perhaps Allie had lost an arm or something... But naaaaaaaah - we would have heard semething about that.

YAY!! Ok, I was having a terrible, awful day with dinosaurs-eating-my-head type of headaches, but this fixes everything. In fact, I think it means that my life is now full of sunshine and rainbows. And possibly Alot of happiness.

I can't wait to get my hands on your book! Especially considering how much I love your blog.

Your illustrations are amazing! They're a great inspiration to me (wanting to become an illustrator) both because they're so funny and because of the way you capture expressions and movement. Also, your timing!

I don't think I'll be able to explain how much joy I get from reading your blog (and my mom, we read it together)... so here's a heart for you: <3

I've just been to the future, and now am back. SPOILER ALERT!!: The book is great. The new stuff is hilarious, of course. And I love the new illustrations. Your drawing style has matured so much. I got it autographed!

One more thing: If at your book signing, a strange guy comes up to you babbling about time-travel, DO NOT punch him in the gut or knee him in the groin. Serious!

Whoa. I just got back from the future... this book totally blew my mind! You guys are going to love it! I would have brought it back but wasn't able. It is a long story involving a rocket pack and some dinosaurs... you'll see. (Oh, also, helpful tip: if you do decide to go to the future bring yuan)

I've been waiting for this since the first link I followed to your blog. This is so well deserved. You are simply the funniest living comic writer and best cartoonist I know of.

You're like the secret lovechild of PG Wodehouse and Bill Watterson. I can't wait for your book, and would be waiting in line for it even if it were simply a bound copy of your extant blog posts. 50% new stuff? Let's just say I know what I'm getting everyone for Christmas in 2012.

This was about as inevitable as a potato sprouting weird white protrusions after being left on your counter for several months. Or as getting REALLY BAD indigestion if you attempt to digest 400 lbs of meat over the next 18 months. In other words - DUH - of COURSE Allie was going to publish a book, and of COURSE some big-name publisher would pick it up, and of COURSE it's going to be an enormous success and bring Allie enough riches to pay for all the medical bills of the bazillions of people who are going to eat nothing but meat for the next year and a half.

And of COURSE I will buy it - and give copies of it as Xmas presents to everyone I know.

This is exciting! The time could also be marked as how long it will take my brother (who introduced me to this awesome blog) to brew approximately 5 batches of delicious beer! Also, is Simple Dog part hound of any sort? I have a dog who behaves similarly and is a hound, I'm pretty sure he thinks his name is Jack-you-retard!

Oh my god, that's amazing!!! Congratulations!!!I can't wait and if it didn't sound so patronising, I'd tell you how proud I am of you... Except that I kinda just did so I guess that makes me a big old patroniser :s